Finger ring with spring guard



Jun 16, 1953 M. MANNE 2,641,909

FINGER RING WITH SPRING GUARD Filed Feb. 20, 1951 IN VEN TOR.

Patented June 16,F4 1953 2, 641,9o9 Y l FINGER RINGIWITH SPRING dunno Mee Manne, New Yrk, Yin" l Y y .Application'rfetruary20, 1951seria1Ne..z11,s53 l 'Thisy invention relates to finger rings, andrnore particularlyA to a means by which a finger ring will rrnore readily nt fingers of variousdiameters and which will also prevent the ring lfromrturnfinger rotating on the finger. Y A

in securing4 a finger The, diiculty encountered ring of proper nt is wen known and while errori-.s have, in the pastgbfeen made to securek amore accurate and comfortable fit of a finger ring, the optimum sought has not been attained. "Ithe objection found Yin many prior devices applied' to iingerringsrto secure. a moresatisfactoryv t Vof the ring-has primarily been that such device was `applied to the ring asa separate attachmentor accessorywhi'ch was Voften rendered visible .'xryhen the ring was Worn. Otherdevices were of 'fragile construction, and repeated removal and replace.

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ment of the ring: from .the iingersoon resulted inv damage toltheattachment leshltirigy in it' being discarded:Y Some of the devicesoiten caused a pressureon the ringer whichniade the ring .un-A comfortable to wear...`

. 2 Fig. 4 -is a sideV elevation of a modified struc- Referring tothe drawing, I indicates the shank portion of a ring which is generally of conventional construction andnisprovid'ed with the conventional top. 2 having `the also conventional elongatedrecess 3 in-its under side. At the Vopiposite ends of the recessv 3 are provided fixedanchorages or hooks 6 -andj'l to -which are attached theopposit'e ends of a-coilspring corn.-k posed of two sections 4 and re'spectively. Atits center, 'the coil spring extends -over aefixed cross bar lor pin- 5' which extends across or :bridges the recess3, said b'ar' 5' being located substantially at the cente1"of"thering.v The position of this transversely-extending bar or pin tis such as to .divide thev spring, and which may be continuous or" of one piece,v Aintofthe two sections l and 8 Vwhich'are thus disposed angularly to one another -as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2. It will be apv parent that," if desired, each 'of the sections d and It is an objectof Athe. present' invention to proj vide a device which will enablea ring to be wornv snugly but with 'comfortjfwhich will permit the ring to freely finger with suiiicient firmness andvfriction to prevent rotative movement of the ring on the nger. It is another object of the invention to provide a device of this character which may be readily `attached to many rings of known construction;

slide over thelnuckle joint, yet will position andhold the ringeat the base ofthe to readily permit the passage of the finger andV finger and particularly when the sameis being Y forced over the knuckle joint.

In the accompanying drawing, where 1n an -illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is aside elevation of a ring constructed upper portion or top of the ring being shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 A of Fig. l, looking in the direction ofthe arrows;

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73v may be separate, said separate sections in such case, having one end'anchored at the bar 5 and the other at one of the hooks 6 or` l. The'spring vcomposedof the parts 4, 8, is held under slight Vtension `and whenlthetnger is inserted through the'ng'er opening vinthe ring,-it1will be obvious l that the spring sections li and 8 can be expanded especially to permit the ring to readily pass over the knuckle joint.

` As the spring sections 4 and 8 are expanded as above described, they may readily be extended into the recess 3 to such an extent as may be required to permit the finger to yreadily pass. When thel ring has reached its position at the base of the finger, the springs will apply sufficient pressurel on the n'ger to hold the ring snugly in its proper position on the finger yet without applying abnormal or uncomfortable pressure. The pressure alone applied by the springs will probably be sufficient to prevent the ring from turning or rotating on the finger. However it is to be noted that the convolutions of the springs engaging the surface of the finger will provide a frictional contact with the surface of the finger 3 central cross bar 5, and these elements can be readily applied to almost any ring.

In the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Fig, 4, the central cross bar 5 is dispensed with and a single spring 9 extends across the ring and transverse to the axis thereof. Said spring 9 has one end anchored at the hook B and its other end attached atjthe hook 1. The operation of this structure is substantially similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive. v

In the two embodiments shown, the spring or springs are expanded by the insertion of the finger through the ring, the spring or springs extending into the recess 3 to the extent required by finger pressure, particularly at the knuckle,` and when the finger passes the knuckle, the

the ring firmly on the finger and prevent its rotative movement as above described.

While I have herein shown and described two embodiments of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

WhatIclaim is:` l Y l. A nger ring having a top provided with a recess in the under side thereof, a coil spring located below said recess and extending across a portion of the opening through the ring `and having its opposite ends anchored at the opposite ends of the recess, a support extending across the recess at a substantially central point therein, said spring being extended over and supported by said support to thereby divide said spring into two sections arranged angularly with respect to one another, said sections being capable of being expanded to at least partly enter said A said spring can be expanded at least partly into said recess when a finger is inserted through said A ring, a support arranged in said recess on the recess when a finger is inserted through the opening of said ring. .1.

2. A finger ring having a top provided with a recess in its underside, a crossrbar extending across said recess at a substantially central point therein, coil spring sections supported at one end by said cross bar, anchorages atsaid opposite ends of the recess for respectively receiving the opposite ends of the coil spring sections,

under side vof said ring, said spring being ten- Asinned by being passed over said support, and

spring or springs will contract sufficiently to hold anchorages at the Opposite ends 0f Said recess for receiving the opposite ends of said coil spring.

4. The combinationwith a linger ring having its inner periphery provided with an elongated recess, of an adjustable attachment positioning said ring. at the base of a finger and frictionally holding said ring against rotative and longitudinal displacement relative to said iinger, said attachment comprising an Velongated coil spring arranged within the opening of said ring adjacent said recess and in position to be at least partially accommodated in said recessV during and .f upon insertion of said ring on said finger, a support carried within said recess intermediate the ends thereof, said coil spring being passed over and tensioned by said support, and means on the inner .periphery of said ring for anchoring i said coil spring on said ring adjacent to the opposite ends of said recess.

208,611 Germany June 13, 1908 

